Hong Kong League XI
Hong Kong football team
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The Hong Kong League XI, also known as the Hong Kong XI or Hong Kong League Selection, is a football team which represents the Hong Kong First Division League in exhibition matches, mainly the Lunar New Year Cup.
The team is selected from the top players in the Hong Kong First Division League. Both Hong Kong and foreign players, including those from mainland China, can be included in the team.
In recent years, to order to enable local footballers to gain more international experience, the Hong Kong Football Association has fielded the Hong Kong national football team in matches which were previously played by the Hong Kong League XI. Therefore, the League XI has not formed a squad for a few years. However, the team returned and competed in the 2007 Lunar New Year Cup.[needs update]
Historical matches
1957
| 31 August 1957 Merdeka Tournament 1st Round | Hong Kong League XI  | 6–2 |  Cambodia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| 2 September 1957 Merdeka Tournament 2nd Round | Indonesia  | 1–2 | Hong Kong League XI | Shah Alam, Malaya |
| 4 September 1957 Merdeka Tournament 2nd Round | Malaya  | 3–3 | Hong Kong League XI | Shah Alam, Malaya |
| 7 September 1957 Merdeka Tournament 2nd Round | South Vietnam  | 1–3 | Hong Kong League XI | Shah Alam, Malaya |
1958
| 31 August 1958 Merdeka Tournament | South Vietnam | 3–5 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| 1 September 1958 Merdeka Tournament | Malaya | 3–0 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| 3 September 1958 Merdeka Tournament | Singapore  | 0–2 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| 4 September 1958 Merdeka Tournament | Indonesia | 1–2 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
1959
| 31 August 1959 Merdeka Tournament 1st Round | Japan  | 1–1 |  Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| 2 September 1959 Merdeka Tournament 1st Round Replay | Japan | 2–4 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| 3 September 1959 Merdeka Tournament 2nd Round | India  | 2–0 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| 5 September 1959 Merdeka Tournament 2nd Round | South Vietnam | 4–1 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| 6 September 1959 Merdeka Tournament 2nd Round | Malaya | 2–1 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
1960
| 6 August 1960 Merdeka Tournament Group A | South Vietnam | 1–3 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 8 August 1960 Merdeka Tournament Group A | South Korea  | 3–1 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| 11 August 1960 Merdeka Tournament Group A | Indonesia | 3–1 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| 13 August 1960 Merdeka Tournament Group A | Singapore | 2–3 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
1961
| 4 August 1961 Merdeka Tournament Group B | Indonesia | 2–2 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| 6 August 1961 Merdeka Tournament Group B | Thailand  | 1–2 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| 10 August 1961 Merdeka Tournament Group B | Singapore | 4–3 | Hong Kong League XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
Recent Matches
Players
Most recent squad
The final 25-man squad against Inter Miami CF on 4 February 2024.[1]
- Head coach: Jørn Andersen
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Yapp Hung Fai |
21 March 1990 | Eastern | ||
| 18 | GK | Pong Cheuk Hei |
31 January 2004 | Resources Capital | ||
| 19 | GK | Tse Ka Wing |
4 September 1999 | Tai Po | ||
| 2 | DF |  Calum Hall |
3 August 2000 | Eastern | ||
| 3 | DF | Li Ngai Hoi |
15 October 1994 | Lee Man | ||
| 5 | DF |  Daniel Almazan |
27 May 1999 | Eastern | ||
| 15 | DF | José Ángel |
2 March 1989 | Lee Man | ||
| 22 | DF | Timothy Chow |
11 March 2006 | HKFC | ||
| 26 | DF | Oliver Gerbig |
12 December 1998 | Kitchee | ||
| 4 | MF |  Charlie Scott |
2 September 1997 | Kitchee | ||
| 11 | MF |  Cleiton |
9 December 1986 | Kitchee | ||
| 12 | MF |  Mitchell Paulissen |
21 April 1993 | Lee Man | ||
| 14 | MF |  Jakob Jantscher |
8 January 1989 | Kitchee | ||
| 16 | MF | Chan Siu Kwan |
1 August 1992 | Tai Po | ||
| 17 | MF | Mikael |
26 April 1993 | Kitchee | ||
| 24 | MF | Ngan Cheuk Pan |
22 January 1998 | Sham Shui Po | ||
| 27 | MF | Marcos Gondra |
1 January 1987 | Eastern | ||
| 7 | FW |  Ruslan Mingazow |
23 November 1991 | Kitchee | ||
| 8 | FW | Everton Camargo |
25 May 1991 | Lee Man | ||
| 9 | FW |  Henri Anier |
17 December 1990 | Lee Man | ||
| 10 | FW | Lam Hok Hei |
18 September 1991 | HK U23 | ||
| 13 | FW | Gil |
13 April 1991 | Lee Man | ||
| 20 | FW |  Nassam Ibrahim |
18 February 1997 | Rangers | ||
| 21 | FW | Jordan Lam |
2 January 1999 | North District | ||
| 23 | FW | Mahama Awal |
10 June 1991 | Southern | ||
Competition history
Minor tournaments
| Minor tournaments record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1957 Merdeka Tournament[nb 1][nb 2] | Winner | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| 1958 Merdeka Tournament[nb 1][nb 3] | Runners-up | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 1959 Merdeka Tournament[nb 1][nb 4] | Fourth place | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 1960 Merdeka Tournament[nb 1][nb 5] | First Round | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 1961 Merdeka Tournament[nb 1][nb 6] | First Round | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Footnotes
- Hong Kong Football Association sent a team that consisted of players who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) and Hong Kong, as well as Western expatiates from 1957 to 1961; they did not participate in 1962; in the 1963 to 1967 editions, Republic of China (Taiwan) formally joined the tournament, despite all Republic of China international footballers being based in Hong Kong;[2][3] the Hong Kong national team also joined from the 1965 edition in parallel with Republic of China national team
- Mostly Eastern AA players; all ethnic Chinese, most of them capped for Republic of China (Taiwan) (9 out of 14),[4][5] with the exception of Ko Po Keung and Szeto Yiu (司徒堯) who capped for Hong Kong, as well as uncapped Kwok Yau (郭有) who later capped for Republic of China (Taiwan); overlapped with the squad of Hong Kong Chinese official football team
- ethnic Chinese and Western expatriates (Watson;[7][8] half of the member of Hong Kong Chinese official football team that toured in Asia in August 1959 were selected;[9] most of them capped for Hong Kong national football team, with the exception of Lee Tak Wai (李德煒) who later capped for Republic of China (Taiwan) and Lee Kwok Wah (李國華), participant of 1958 Asian Games
- Mostly Kitchee SC player;[10] most of them capped for Hong Kong national football team, with the exception of Lee Kwok Wah and Lee Tak Wai;[11] most Republic of China (Taiwan) internationals were drafted to 1960 Summer Olympics
- Consist of Republic of China (such as Mok Chun Wah) and Hong Kong internationals (such as Ho Cheng Yau),.[12] overlap with the squad of Hong Kong Chinese official football team